Deshaun Watson announces tragic death of his father two days before Cleveland Browns’ season opener
Deshaun Watson announced his father’s passing on the eve of the Cleveland Browns’ NFL season opener.
The Browns superstar quarterback, who was reportedly estranged from his father Don Richardson, announced the tragic news via his Instagram Story on Friday.
“Rest in peace, Pops,” he wrote, accompanied by sadness and prayer emojis.
Cleveland hosts the Dallas Cowboys in their first game of the 2024 season on Sunday. It is unclear whether Watson’s devastating news will rule him out of the Week 1 game.
No further information has been released regarding Richardson’s death.
Deshaun Watson announced his father’s death on the eve of Cleveland’s NFL opener
The Browns quarterback revealed the tragic news on his Instagram Story on Friday
In 2017, Watson spoke candidly about his relationship with his parents, revealing that he rarely saw his father.
The then Texans star told the Houston Chronicle When asked how many times he had seen his father: “Maybe five, at most.”
‘My mother was basically my mother and father, so I didn’t really pay much attention to it. My friends had fathers.
“But for me it was just, ‘Hey, my mom is the one I can rely on and the one I’m always going to focus on.’”
Given his estranged relationship with his father Don, Watson chooses to use his mother Deann’s surname.